Magnetic head load/unload device, method and a magneto-optical disk apparatus using the same
US5644554A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B11/10571
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic head is supported with variable stiffness for loading onto the disk surface and unloading off the disk surface. The magnetic head is attached to an end of a thin leaf spring which has been curved in advance, and the leaf spring is interposed between two flat plates, with one of the flat plates being slidable. With the slidable flat plate being moved to the position where the plate overlies a fitting section of the magnetic head, a head support point is provided at a first position with respect to the magnetic head, the thin leaf spring takes an extending straightened state, and at the same time, the thin leaf spring, two flat plates, and magnetic head fitting section form a unitary member with a high stiffness for supporting the magnetic head thereby to load the magnetic head onto the disk surface. With the slidable plate being moved in the opposite direction so as to free the curved section of the thin leaf spring, a second head support point provided at a position further away from the magnetic head than the first position, and the magnetic head is supported flexibly with a lower stiffness by the thin leaf spring. Since the thin leaf spring curves in a free state at th…
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